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This paper assesses the applicability of new Keynesian DSGE models to low income economies similar to those in Sub Saharan Africa. To this effect, we first review the development, criticisms and recent advances in DSGE modeling. Then we assess the implications that emanate from the assumptions...
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Firms in many low income countries depend entirely on imported capital and intermediate inputs. As a result, in these countries economic activity is considerably influenced by the capacity of the economy to import these inputs which, in turn, depends on the availability and cost of foreign...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008924815
Firms in many low income countries depend entirely on imported capital and intermediate inputs. As a result, in these countries economic activity is considerably influenced by the capacity of the economy to import these inputs which, in turn, depends on the availability and cost of foreign...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009021648
Firms in most low-income countries depend almost entirely on imported capital and intermediate inputs. As a result, the availability and cost of foreign exchange play a crucial role on the macroeconomic performance of these countries. In this study we introduce foreign exchange constraints that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010710032
How do key macroeconomic variables of a small open economy with segmented labour markets behave in response to domestic and external shocks? In this paper we attempt to address this question by modeling the coexistence of a formal labour market with higher wage rates and search frictions, and an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010839861
Are there still significant common macroeconomic fluctuations between Nigeria and its industrial trade partners, even … fluctuations between Nigeria and its two main (industrial) trade partners, namely the US and the Euro Area. This involves testing … degree of growth fluctuations between the country and its two industrial trade partners. Key policy implications of this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013362900
Are there still significant common macroeconomic fluctuations between Nigeria and its industrial trade partners, even … fluctuations between Nigeria and its two main (industrial) trade partners, namely the US and the Euro Area. This involves testing … degree of growth fluctuations between the country and its two industrial trade partners. Key policy implications of this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013348356
The impact of foreign financial inflows on the economic growth of recipient countries is a controversial issue in many empirical studies. The majority of the previous studies use one variable as an indicator of foreign financial inflows; they fail to incorporate many variables. The study fills...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013373036
This study examines the drivers of growth in Sub-Saharan African countries, using aggregate data, from the past decade. We correlate recent growth experience to key determinants of growth, including private and public investment, government consumption, the exchange regime and real exchange...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013071368
The impact of foreign financial inflows on the economic growth of recipient countries is a controversial issue in many empirical studies. The majority of the previous studies use one variable as an indicator of foreign financial inflows; they fail to incorporate many variables. The study fills...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015074010